Taxpayers whose 2013 income was $58,000 or less are eligible to use Free File’s tax software at www.IRS.gov. Others can use the Free File Fillable Forms option at no cost.

Fourteen commercial software companies that provide their Free File tax prep products at no cost began offering their products January 17th. The companies will hold tax returns filed now until January 31st when the IRS begins accepting returns.

Nationwide, nearly 40 million taxpayers have used Free File since it debuted in 2003. These taxpayers have saved more than an estimated $1.2 billion by using Free File.